Adding a Dimension
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Adding a Dimension is a collection of seventeen scientific essay
s by Isaac Asimov
. It was the third of a series of books collecting essays from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. It was first published by Doubleday & Company in 1964.
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
s by Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Asimov was one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000...
. It was the third of a series of books collecting essays from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. It was first published by Doubleday & Company in 1964.
Contents
- Part I: Mathematics
- T-Formation (August 1963)
- One, Ten, Buckle My Shoe (December 1962)
- Varieties of the Infinite (September 1959)
- A Piece of Pi (May 1960)
- Tools of the Trade (September 1960)
- The Imaginary that Isn't (March 1961)
- Pre-Fixing It Up (November 1962)
- Part II: Physics
- The Rigid Vacuum (April 1963)
- The Light that Failed (June 1963)
- The Light Fantastic (August 1962)
- Part III: Chemistry
- Slow Burn (October 1962)
- You, Too, Can Speak Gaelic (March 1963)
- Part IV: Biology
- The Lost Generation (February 1963)
- He's Not My Type (January 1963)
- Part V: Astronomy
- The Shape of Things (September 1962)
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (October 1963)
- Part VI: General
- The Isaac Winners (July 1963)